OPM European Tour – Beer Cart Arms – 27.05.13 – Review

OPM European Tour – Beer Cart Arms – 27.05.13 – Review

• OPM
• Riskee and the Ridicule
• Third Place Victory
• Wheres Billy

A Monday evening on a bank holiday weekend and something a little bit special happened at the Beer Cart Arms in Canterbury.  OK, admittedly, more than a little bit special, something VERY special.  The Beer Cart Arms maybe a pub a little off the beaten track but its a great music venue with a fantastic reputation.  Below the Radar Events and Promotions often put on gig nights here but on this evening, they really pulled off an amazing gig.

OPM, yes you know them (Heaven is a Halfpipe) agreed to put on their only Kent gig on their European Tour with Below the Radar and a lot of people wanted some of the action.  Local band Riskee and the Ridicule were chosen as main support, followed by Third Place Victory.  The opening slot was put up for vote.  Bands names were put forward and other suggested and added to the voting list a few months prior then everyone was asked to vote.  The band that was chosen and won by a mile was Wheres Billy.  So there you have it… lineup confirmed and the tickets sold like hot cakes.

I’m not going to give a huge review on how the bands all performed on this night, as I would normally.  My usual reviews are a break down, band by band and an in depth review on how each of them performed.  This gig does not warrant this.  I’ll give some details on each band and a brief account of how they did but I’d rather focus more on the gig as a whole.  The atmosphere was so electric that I’d rather focus on the overall feel of the night.

Wheres Billy – A 5 piece Rock band from Tunbridge Wells, Kent and I’ve had the pleasure to photograph and review before (Beer Cart Arms – February 2013 Review).  It’s not hard to see why these guys received so many votes to open this gig.  Strong lineup, amazing songs and lyrics and always delivered with quality.  The band were on form as you would expect, with some comical moments of man hugs and snuggles on stage and free t-shirts and wristbands thrown out to the audience.  They started the evening with really strong and fun set and set the tone for the night.

Third Place Victory – A 4 piece Rock/Pop Punk band from Thanet, I’ve seen them a few times now and reviewed one of their performances fairly recently (RokanRolla 01.03.13 Review).  I love this band and they guys but they have to be one of the most unlucky, accident prone bands out there!  This gig was no exception, the Beer Cart jinx returned with exactly the same problem as on their last gig there.  The amazing Jordan in his over enthusiastic jumping around whist playing his guitar managed to yet again pull over his head and break the output socket, rendering his guitar useless.  Did this stop him or the band?  Hell no!  He then decided he wanted to have a crack at being co frontman, much to the amusement of the band.  Not being able to sing hampered this slightly and he metal screamed his way through the last few songs with his fellow band mates falling round with laughter.  Fair play boys, you pulled it off and its always a pleasure to see you on stage!

Riskee and the Ridicule – A four piece band hailing from Ashford who describe themselves as: “RepRah, the sound of the modern day reprobate. Ska tinged rap-punk”.  This is a band with attitude, but not bad attitude, the right kind and needed to carry off what they do.  I saw them at the Beer Cart Arms support the amazing Imperial Leisure when they were on tour (Beer Cart Arms 04.12.12) and I do believe they will be doing so again soon in Camden.  I love what these guys do and they have so really loyal fans.  Fans who got their mosh on and cleared a huge space on the floor of the Beer Cart with their enthusiastic moves which spilled over onto the stage at times.  High energy and a set that gets me very excited when I have my camera in hand.  Guys, you smashed it!

OPM – Shouldn’t need any introduction but they are described as:

Reggae / Hip Hop / Alternative

Straight out of Southern California, the reggae/hip-hop/rock sensations OPM hit the ground running more than ten years ago and are still running hard! From their first major hit and teen anthem “Heaven Is A Halfpipe” to their most recent single “Feel the Vibration (feat. Jim Perkins)” OPM has been writing hit-after-hit for more than a decade.

Me I’ll say what an awesome bunch of guys.  Their performance ran over by around half an hour and the crowd loved it.  I’ve never seen so many people packed into the pub before and it was great to see.  The audience surged forward over and over, falling onto the stage at times which meant I ended up on the edge/side of the stage with the guitarist for most of the set.  They went out of their way to give me some great shots when all the paying photographers were battling it out to get photo’s.

Their set was a mix of originals (old and many new) with a few covers thrown in.  The heat and sweat generated told the story of what was happening out on the floor and the entire set was greeted by a sea of hands.  At points crowd surfing occurred with men being lifted high up to the ceiling and the atmosphere was pure electric.  The air literally felt charged and alive making your skin tingle and the hair on the back of your neck stand up!  I cannot put into words enough the energy, atmosphere and excitement contained in this pub on this night.  I can only hope that my words, combined with my photography will paint a better picture for you.  As always I’m only hosting a few photo’s from the night on here.  There are 227 in total over on the Facebook page and I urge you to go and have a look.  Oh and please give it a little like while you are there!

The end of the set they guys did a meet and greet and were only to happy to spend lots of time with their fans, having pictures taken with them, signing things.  Lots of merchandise was purchased and it was so good to see them milling around with everyone after.  An awesome bunch of guys, oh and I even got a hug from the vocalist and guitarist so all can’t be bad 😉 lol.

All in all an amazing night, an amazing gig and huge congratulations to Below the Radar for pulling this one off.  Also a massive pat on the back to all involved for making it such a success, the bands all rocked, everyone who helped out did an amazing job and the staff at the Beer Cart were amazing as always!

Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics

Find Wheres Billy on Facebook 

 

Find Third Place Victory on Facebook

Find them on soundcloud 

 

Find Riskee and the Ridicule on Facebook 

Official Website 

Their brand new single:

 

Find OPM on Facebook 

On Spotify 

Tour Dates etc 

 

As usual here follows a very small amount of photography from the evening.  For the full gigs photo’s please go to Facebook, this gig only (please give the page a quick like while there).

Photography by Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics

OPM

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Riskee and the Ridicule

Riskee and the Ridicule

Riskee and the Ridicule

Riskee and the Ridicule

Riskee and the Ridicule

Riskee and the Ridicule

Third Place Victory

Third Place Victory

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Wheres Billy

Wheres Billy

Wheres Billy

Wheres Billy

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Beercart Arms – 25.04.13 – Crashgate – Jukebox Monkey – After The Enclave – Let The Dust Settle

• Crashgate
• Jukebox Monkey
• After The Enclave
• Let The Dust Settle

 

Thursday 25th April 2013  another night at the Beer Cart Arms in Canterbury brought another really great line up of bands.  This venue always seems to bring the bands flooding in, eager to play and has built a great reputation in the local scene all round.

Let The Dust Settle are a heavy rock band from Tunbridge Wells in Kent who I have seen and reviewed once before.  Rather than cover old ground I will post the link here to the previous review (RokanRolla gig 28/02/13) and just give an updated opinion of this performance.  The previous review is well worth a read so head over and give it a quick browse.  If you’ve read it, you already know my thoughts on this band and a good idea of what they are about.  My previous observations still stand, they still have the heavy riffs and punchy vocals and I feel they have improved somewhat, which is always a bonus.  The guys are currently in the recording studio getting their debut EP down to bring to you all shortly.  The only thing I would say is that Lee’s vocals were a little softer off the back of hours and hours of singing, but I only noticed that due to having a gig to reference them against.  Visually the band didn’t really seem to relax until about half way through their set, this could be due to being first up which can be tough.  Once they got going though they seemed to have a lot of fun.  A few more gigs under their belts and I think they will really start to come into their own.

Let The Dust Settle

After The Enclave a hard rock band from Sittingbourne are a band I’ve photographed on a number of occasions now and reviewed once before fairly recently.  Again I will post the link to the previous review (RokanRolla gig 22/03/13) and say that this review is still entirely accurate.  The thing about After The Enclave is they are a very established band, gigging very regularly and their performance standards never drop.  They also never seem to get bored and enjoy every single gig they do.  Front man Micheal always puts on a show that will capture your attention with never a slip in the vocal delivery.  Adam has to be among the hardest rocking bassists I have seen, headbanging his way through a set which always provides amazing photo’s.  A great blend of hard rock and metal cascades from the stage and I dare you not to even nod your head!

Jukebox Monkey another hard rock band from Kent and I have reviewed these guys once before also (RokanRolla gig 22/03/13) and wow what a review.  These guys play a particular brand of kick ass rock that really appeals.  Their visual performance smacks of a band that parties and rocks out hard.  There is not a band member that does not draw your focus at some point and this night was no exception.  Drummer Peter even climbed on board his kit at one point, living up to his nickname ‘Animal’ that I dubbed him last time.  Hard headbanging heavy riffs galore meant I came away with neck ache, quite happily.  Unusually I find these guys sound better live than recorded which isn’t a bad thing, not many bands are able to sound better live!  These guys are definitely going to be seen and heard of more and more on the circuit for sure!  Smashed it!

Jukebox Monkey

Crashgate are an established rock band from Deal and although I’ve photographed them once before I have never reviewed them live.  This was a set I was looking forward to, due to knowing that they would be performing some new material from their recently released debut album.  I’d heard the album from the comfort of my own home but there is nothing like seeing material like this live, the way its meant to be in my opinion!  It was evident from the start that these guys have been together sometime and they know what they are doing.  This maybe new material but the band played it tight with so much energy and vigor, they are proud of this stuff and they should be.  Clever lyrics, some great blood curdling ‘screaming’ bringing in a slightly metal element and the clear and extremely tuneful vocals of Craig make this a band more than pleasurable to watch and listen to.  Interaction with the audience makes the band even more alluring, drawing them in and making them step forward.  They gained new fans at this gig, I’m pretty sure they do at every gig!  Get along and see them very soon!

Crashgate

Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics & Kent Sessions

Let The Dust Settle – Weapons and War

Find band on Facebook 

 

After The Enclave – Crucified 

Find band on Facebook 

 

Jukebox Monkey – Airborne 

Find band on Facebook 

 

Crashgate – As One 

Find band on Facebook 

 

I seriously can’t say this enough… if you like what you hear, like what you see give these guys Facebook pages a quick like, 10 seconds, links provided and its great for them to know people appreciate what they are doing.  You also get to keep up to date with what they are doing, new music etc.

Here follows an extremely small amount of the photography taken from the night.  For the full gigs photography please head over to Facebook, this gig only!

Photo’s by Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics & Kent Sessions

Crashgate

Jukebox Monkey

Jukebox Monkey

Jukebox Monkey

Jukebox Monkey

Let The Dust Settle

After The Enclave

After The Enclave

After The Enclave

Let The Dust Settle

Let The Dust Settle

Let The Dust Settle

Crashgate

Crashgate

Crashgate

Club Q – Blacken the Name – My Life in the Making – Hours to Destroy – Sail On – Artemis Redeemer

• Blacken the Name
• My Life in the Making
• Hours to Destroy
• Sail On
• Artemis Redeemer

It has been widely discussed and commented that Ashford has not had much of a metal/rock scene for quite some time.  Original band gigs have been some what lacking for this genre, so there was a lot of hype around this, along with some concerns that it may not be well attended.  This gig was put on by Below the Radar Events and Promotions in an attempt to try to kick start the local scene again, with the intention of putting on more regular gigs if all went well.

This was a little different than Below the Radar’s usual gigs, in that Dan Wyatt from Blacken the Name also helped to organize it and will be running future ones from Club Q, as the Ashford section of Below the Radar.  Dan managed to acquire Club Q (snooker club) as a venue for these gigs, which was the home of the Ashford Rocks gigs in the past, so has seen plenty a rock and metal bands in its time.

If there were concerns about attendance, there needn’t have been as the venue was packed out by fans of metal and this has now secured the venue for future gigs.  So guys, keep your eyes peeled for the next one, as to keep the scene going this requires future good attendance!

Artemis Redeemer are a 5 piece metal/hardcore band from Kent.  I say are but this is not strictly true as they are actually splitting up.  This gig was their penultimate, there last being with Palmreader and Bury The Hatchet at the Beercart Arms in Canterbury on April 11th.  So if you like what hear/see (track featured at bottom) I suggest you get along to this gig.  It will be the last opportunity to catch them live and being their last ever show, I’m pretty sure it will be a stonker!  Despite being nearly at their end the band put on a strong set of hardcore metal.  Lead vocalist Sam Hubbard produced some very strong vocals backed by hard riffs for some real head banging music.

Artemis Redeemer

Sail On brought something a little different to the lineup being a pop punk band.  Local lads from Ashford they seemed a little concerned they wouldn’t fit the lineup but they needn’t have.  This pop punk band actually have a screamer (well technically he has left and another band member is filling in) and are not exactly a ‘soft’ sounding band.  I recently reviewed them at a gig in Folkestone, so wont cover the same things again (see here for last review) but I can say that they still have all the energy of a kid eating blue smarties and still have their kangaroo (yep previous review read needed there).  The crowd really enjoyed this set and it was nice to see that their front man has gained a lot of confidence since the last time I saw them.  A strong band with a really great sound, highly recommend you catch them at a gig.

Sail On

Hours to Destroy a pretty new 4 piece, experimental metal band from Canterbury.  I photographed these guys at a gig a little while back, one of their early gigs and have to say what an amazing bunch of guys these are.  To say it was an eventful gig would be an understatement however.  The very last song of their set, the very last bar, I’m leaning in with my camera to get a shot of the final moment.  As I look through the lens I see Richi’s (lead vocalist) eyes just roll back in his head as he literally keels over.  Falling backwards he hits his head on the window sill and knocks himself sparko!  The next set of photography is missed by me as I’m delivering first aid and holding his head together, which has a really deep gash and all he can say while waiting for an ambulance is:  “Will they have to to shave my head?   My hair man!” So I was a little concerned about this set and we did have a discussion regarding performing all future gigs in a sumo outfit and crash helmet  (which I would love to photograph!).  Moving on, experimental metal is a great description of this band, the bassist Tom Shepherd is actual bass/synths combined.  Literally!  Being a previous dub step solo artist they wanted to bring his synths into the set so came up with a genius idea.  A nano pad was purchased which runs through a laptop, the keypad is velcro’d onto his bass and he plays it live!  Extremely strong vocals from Richi Lewis, tight guitars and drums and a unique sound with some really interesting lyrics.  This band is going from strength to strength and they clearly love what they do.  I suggest you check them out!

Hours To Destroy

My Life in the Making are a 4 piece metal band from Ashford/New Romney and to be honest, there is not really anyone on the scene that hasn’t heard of these guys!  So having not done much of late these guys are back and back with a vengeance and it was clear to see that there are a lot of people very happy about this.  The band had a very big turn out and the second they hit the stage a crowd gathered eagerly awaiting their set.  I was really looking forward to seeing these guys after hearing so many awesome things about them and yes I can confirm, they are awesome.  A fierce drummer who managed to break a fair few sticks in his fury, had an amazing kit adorned with Animal from the muppets which is very fitting.  Lead vocalist Ken Graham has a strong and pretty stunning voice, backed up by Ted Clark’s earth shattering screams the combination is very powerful.  Chopping riffs and powerful bass lines, put these all together and you have yourself a slightly different brand of metal but one I like, A LOT!  Really pleased to see these guys have a few gigs coming up.

My Life In The Making

Blacken The Name a 5 piece metal/experimental band from Ashford.  Yes these are local boys but no matter where they perform they have a really loyal fan base that follow along and its not hard to see why.  I’ve seen/photographed these guys a good few times now and they never fail to amaze.  Although every single gig is action packed, it is very rare for me to be able to say that every set is different.  These guys keep me on my toes and you have to be very alert around them for numerous reasons.  You just never know what will come next or what a band member will do.  There are times I wish there was two of me as while taking a shot of something, out the corner of my eye I can see something else going on which I’m kicking myself for missing.  Lead vocalist Dan Wyatt rarely spends any time on stage at all, preferring to be out in the pit with the fans and giving them the opportunity to join in with vocals frequently.  Note I said pit!  I have never attended a Blacken gig where there has not been a mosh pit and these can get pretty mental.  I always need to keep my wits about me but man do they produce some amazing photo’s.  I usually end up hanging around the speakers so I can duck behind for safety if necessary or onto the stage itself.  This gig was spent on my hands and knees at rhythm guitarist John Shaw’s feet!  Awesome sounding metal came off stage with huge amounts of headbanging, even from the band and lots of windmills off stage.  The finale was a metal rendition of Ricky Martin – Living da vida loco and the crowd went mental.  The mosh pit filled up with both men and women and craziness ensued.  Definitively a band to go and see, just watch yourself near that pit or get involved!

Blacken The Name

Review by Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics

Artemis Redeemer – We are Society Find band on Facebook 

Sail On – Things Are On The Up Find band on Facebook 

Hours to Destroy – Find band on Facebook – Give their page a like as they are currently just finishing recording their debut EP and details will be released there.  A track will be inserted here once completed and into the metal track section of the blog for promo!

My Life in the Making – Find band on Facebook – Track to follow so please check back as we are in the process of sorting!

Blacken the Name – Jekyll and Hyde Find band on Facebook 

Here follows a very, very small amount of the evenings photography.  For the full evening (believe me they are worth seeing, 196 photo’s) please go to, Facebook, this gig only 

Photography by Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

Blacken The Name

My Life In The Making

My Life In The Making

My Life In The Making

My Life In The Making

My Life In The Making

Hours To Destroy

Hours To Destroy

Hours To Destroy

Hours To Destroy

Sail On

Sail On

Sail On

Sail On

Artemis Redeemer

Artemis Redeemer

Artemis Redeemer

Artemis Redeemer

Beercart Arms – Ariya – City of Ashes – Training Icarus – The Overnight Angels – Commit This To Memory

• Ariya
• City of Ashes
• Training Icarus
• The Overnight Angels
• Commit This To Memory

Tuesday 19th March 2013 at the Beercart Arms in Canterbury saw an unusual and awesome line up of 5 bands put on by Below the Radar Events and Promotions. Yes you heard right, 5 bands, so I knew it was going to be a busy night, I didn’t realise how much fun it was going to be however.

First on the line up Commit This To Memory an alternative rock band from Kent.  Now I wouldn’t have said that this band actually fit on what was a pretty heavy line up but I was wrong.  Yes they have a much softer sound than the other bands playing this gig but they put on a set the crowd really enjoyed.  They are not your normal alternative rock band on the local scene by far, having a real American rock feel to them!  In fact I would also at times say they have a slightly retro feel. I could almost imagine them playing across the airwaves of an American dinner or on stage at a 60’s high school prom.  That aside they have a harder edge with some real punchy riffs, accomplished melodies and a lead vocalist with a really distinct pitch perfect voice.  I like this band a lot and think they can easily fit into many different genre line ups and be appreciated.  I’d recommend going to see these guys, something a little different.

The Overnight Angels a female fronted heavy rock/metal band from Kent/London came next, dropping the evening to its harder tone.  A very young band both in terms of time together and in members but they work together very well indeed.  A jaw dropping performance ensued on stage that commanded your attention at all times.  The crowd were drawn forward and engaged extremely quickly and lead vocalist Niki J Angel knew how to work them.  At the age of 17 this girl has bags of confidence on stage, maybe suggesting some performing arts training somewhere but I could be wrong.  At times the band had a real Evanescence feel to them, including the vocals and you can easily see this is a band they have been influenced by.  Performing a mixture of covers and originals we were even treated to an awesome bass solo (something I haven’t seen often).  My only negative comment would be that male backing vocals were not as strong as lead vocals but then with a voice like that, it would be hard to compete with!  Hugely talented band that seem to just gel together perfectly which was evident by the raptus applause and serge at the stage end of set, to grab one of the 10 free CDs on offer. I have a good feeling about this band.

Next up should have been Training Icarus but with some issues of getting to the venue, City of Ashes stepped down a position on the line up and came next.

City of Ashes a Rock/Alternative/Indie/Post-Hardcore band from Eastbourne took to the stage as part of their 10 date The Water Snake Tour across the country.  So let me set the scene, I move forward with camera in hand, slightly puzzled as to why there are crates/boxes set up in front of the stage.  Duh a podium of course, why keep that talent nailed to a stage?  Vocalist Orion Powell kicked off by elevating himself above the crowd via said makeshift podium in a manner fit for a large festival stage.  This band excite me I have to say.  I’d never seen or heard them before and the pure, clean vocals simply blew me away.  Not all metal bands have that element, where you can hear every word of the lyrics, but these do.  The mixture of heavy screams and gentle almost soulful melodies are just astounding, mix that with soaring guitars and powerful drumming and you have yourself something kind of special.  They moved between songs which screamed of gentleness and vulnerability (The Highest Point of Living) back into hard hitting pure metal in a way that just made your mouth water.  I don’t think I would ever get tired of watching this band perform and am delighted they are sharing their music across the country right now!

So next came Training Icarus a female fronted melodic metal band from South East London signed to Ravenheart Music label.  The band had experienced some pretty rubbish luck with equipment and getting their drummer to the venue and therefore had to move up a slot on the set list.  After more issues, this time with their mp3 player and backing tracks, they hit the stage in a manner that could not be ignored.  Vocalist Leigh Turner’s voice is of a standard that you do not see in a small venue very often but given they performed at Bloodstock a couple of years ago, this is not entirely surprising.  It’s extremely evident this band has been together sometime by their polished performance.  Hard hitting energetic drums, soaring guitars and high hitting notes are just the start, put that with a synth backing and you have yourself some really good metal.  My only confusion is as to why the band use such a heavy backing track?  With talent like this, I just feel it would be better to simply have more musicians in the band to ‘live’ produce the same sound and give it a more organic feel.  Being a huge fan of live music it just took the edge off for me but that is just personal preference and opinion.  You cannot take away the standard and quality of the music or performance from them.

Last but by no means least saw Ariya a British Progressive Metal band from Kent, hit the stage.  Now this is a popular band, evident from the hoards that were already waiting front of stage as they assembled.  I wondered why the hype I have to say, until they started to play.  The tiny stage saw 6 band members cram themselves in with keyboards, synths, guitars and drums… impressive in itself.  Vocalist Alex ‘Alpen’ Temple took to the mic and it was evident from the start that this wasn’t just a metal band.   You could be forgiven at first for thinking you had walked into a live comedy show to be honest.  A quirky character that had instant appeal started by informing the audience of his germs, snot etc both verbally and visually, stuffing tissues up his nose.  When the band stopped the banter with its fans and substantial crowd that had gathered, I was surprised at what was produced.  A hugely fun but extremely credible metal set exuded off stage with metal screams that left your ears ringing for days after.  Performing mainly original material, at the end of the set the band member described as Chris Powell – Synth/Saxophone/beard swapped places with Alex to perform an amazing rendition of Pussy by Rammstein.  I can easily see why these guys have such a faithful fan base following them around.  Personalities that draw you to them, coupled with a really accomplished set of metal musicians, make this a band that I want to follow around supporting, with tissues hanging from my nose!

Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics

Ariya – rebirth Find them on Facebook

City of Ashes – Falling Star Find them on Facebook

 

Training Icarus – Now or Never Find them on Facebook 

 

The Overnight Angels – Run From Here Find them on Facebook

Commit This To Memory – Please check back as these guys are just finishing recording and will be updated in next few weeks with a track! – Find on Facebook

Here follows an extreme small amount of the photography taken on the night of this gig.  For full nights photo’s please go to my Facebook page, this gig only 

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Ariya

Training Icarus

Training Icarus

Training Icarus

Training Icarus

Commit This To Memory

City of Ashes

City of Ashes

City of Ashes

City of Ashes

City of Ashes

City of Ashes

The Overnight Angels

The Overnight Angels

The Overnight Angels

The Overnight Angels

The Overnight Angels

The Overnight Angels

Commit This To Memory

Commit This To Memory

Commit This To Memory

Commit This To Memory

Commit This To Memory

Commit This To Memory

Ariya

Beercart Arms – 07.03.13 – Spit Like This – Slam Cartel – Avenge Thee + Naime – Embryon

• SPiT LiKE THiS
• Slam Cartel
• Avenge Thee + Naime
• Embryon

I KNOW THIS LOOKS LONG TO READ… FOR A REVIEW ITS MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL.  HOWEVER, ITS NOT LONG ENOUGH, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME, AS WHAT FOLLOWS YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE!

Thursday evening at the renowned music venue Beercart Arms in Canterbury saw a very special and mixed line up that worked together in the way peanut butter and jam does.  This was a gig I was hyped for, not often for a start I get to photograph and see 4 completely new bands.  Put that together with the reputation of all bands and the rumor that Avenge Thee + Naime would be performing with 3… yes 3 drummers and well, it wasn’t going to be a spectacle to miss!  An awesome line up put on by Below the Radar Events and Promotions.

First up Embryon, it was clear from the start these guys were going to put on a great stage show, just from their appearance and stance and I was not disappointed.  At first they appeared to be quite old school rock in their visual performance but the songs that came off that stage soon told a different story.  Vocalist Dave Frawley looks like he was born to perform and is able to to rock out like a super star whilst keeping tight clean vocals.  The stage saw poses and stances worthy of an arena, hair billowing by a fan in a way that looked like they were shooting a music video and a drum kit that you should bow down to and worship (provided by SPiT LiKE THiS).  Taking the performance off stage and pushing the mic into the crowds faces, made the audience interact in a way that is so hard for first on the line up bands to do.  This oozed of the bands experience of performing and the ability to work a crowd.  The final song of the set saw front man Dave, even pluck a poor unsuspected lady from the audience and twirl her around the floor in a manner fitting more of a masked ball than a heavy rock set!  Performing and playing to the camera in a way that gets me more excited than any thing should on a Thursday evening, this is a band I want to see again!

Embryon

Next up Avenge Thee + Naime.  Watching this band set up, it became very clear from the off that this was not going to be your normal average band or performance.  If you hadnt heard of this band then you would be forgiven for standing scratching your heads while they set up, off stage… not a single band member anywhere near the stage in fact.  Looking like a flea market with carpets laid down on the dance floor, 3 drum kits set up face to face with topless (partly bottomless too in cases) drummers strewn over the floor.  Granted they usually only have 2 drummers (only… lol) tonight saw a special with a drummer leaving, it was his last performance, new drummer and existing drummer in tow.  You knew from the off that earplugs were more than a must, well if you actually wanted to hear anything for the next couple of weeks!  Vocalist Adam Wesgate puts on a quirky performance, dancing around the floor amongst the crowd in a totally unique manner (this could never be copied), even sitting on the floor at times and stopping to just stare or point at a person.  A slightly uncomfortable experience at times for sure but wow, it does the job of capturing your attention.  If that’s not enough the drummers hit their kits one at time, climbing around on top of them like small children on a climbing frame at the local playground.  At times they fell into poses like the un-dead and gradually came back to life in a frenzied attack that made you fear for the  poor drums lives.  The set ended with drummers falling in somersaults (yes falling) off their kits in heaps of drums, chairs, bodies and broken sticks everywhere.  This is a performance that not one single person in the world should miss, even if you hate metal!

Avenge Thee + Naime

Slam Cartel came next and you had to feel a little sorry for any band that had to follow the previous set.  Being a 3 drum and Glam Rock/Horror sandwich was always going to be a hard for any band and in fairness I feel that they should probably have been moved down a slot to gain the crowd appreciation that they deserved.  However, this does not detract from the bands performance both visually and musically in anyway.  A strong band, extremely good at what they do, gaining airplay on such radio stations as Planet Rock, shows you the caliber of these guys and they put on a more than credible performance.  Being joined on stage by the infamous Bobb the Pineapple (appeared on stage with Rage Against the Machine and has his own Facebook) saw a band with a front man that sure loves what he does.  Hard hitting rock belted on and off stage as vocalist Giles Van Lane frequently went walk about, interacting the with audience and demanding that they paid attention.  This is a front man that you never want to take you eyes off, not only due to his enigmatic manner but also due to his love of stealth attacks on those that turn their backs (I learn this quickly!).  Playing to the camera at all times, getting up real close and personal and even including the camera in a song this band sure know how to play to their fans.  I was even invited on stage by the guitarist at one point to photograph the drummer and he playfully then tried to block me and proceed to dance around me!  A really fun band with an awesome sound that I can’t wait to see perform to a larger crowd.

Slam Cartel

Last but no means least SPiT LiKE THiS an Alternative Horror-Streaked UK Glam Punk band hit the stage.  Clear from walking into the venue and seeing their merchandise stand and the way these guys were dressed, this was going to be a show and a half…  Performing as part of their NormalityVille Horror Tour these guys look like they had just stepped of set from The Rocky Horror Show stage, which is quite fitting as they performed an amazing cover of Sweet Transvestite.  So amazing you would be forgiven for thinking these guys had actually wrote it or it had it written for them.  The band has a stunning female bassist ViKKi SPiT who fits better than an old shoe in the line up and sure knows how to glam it up!  I was never quite sure if this was a stunning musical West End show or a hard hitting punk/glam rock band but either way I loved it.  Punchy hard hitting songs, visual performances of the likes you will rarely see, a front man that  can interact with an audience in a way that would make the most accomplished jealous .. this band knows how to have fun.  Random moments of creating a conga around the floor, an audience member having ‘titties’ drawn on his naked chest with a marker pen and banter that would cut anyone dead makes this a band at the top of their game.  I could never get bored with watching these guys… a total must see!

SPiT LiKE THiS

So there ends a review which is much longer than it should be but equally not nearly long enough to convey the feelings and emotions that this gig induced.   The buzz from this was amazing and although I try to stay neutral on opinions and reviews, its impossible to do so with this one.  I’m breaking my rule and saying this was one of my favorites  both personally to watch and to photograph.  I can’t put across enough the spectacle in words, so hope that my photo’s will do the job for me.  A tiny amount of 169 photo’s taken on the night will appear below so I implore you to click the link to the Facebook page and look at the rest!  A random day started with a Facebook friend request from a pineapple, ended in an even more surreal and random way.  An evening that will stick in my mind for many years to come!

Review by Sarah Quinn – GIGglepics

SPiT LiKE THiS – Sick 
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Slam Cartel – Handful of Dreams 
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Avenge Thee + Naime – Ear of the Horse 
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Embryon – Lost
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Here follows an extremely small amount of photography from the evening, for full evenings photo’s please go to Facebook, this gig only

Embryon

Embryon

Embryon

Embryon

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

SPiT LiKE THiS

SPiT LiKE THiS

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

Avenge Thee + Naime

Avenge Thee + Naime

Avenge Thee + Naime

Slam Cartel

Slam Cartel

Avenge Thee + Naime

Avenge Thee + Naime

Avenge Thee + Naime

Avenge Thee + Naime

Avenge Thee + Naime

Embryon

Embryon

Embryon

Beercart Arms – 03.03.13 – Electric River – COLT 45 – One Day Elliott

• Electric River
• COLT 45
• One Day Elliott

So Sunday evening at the Beercart Arms in Canterbury saw something rather special.  Electric River headlined on the very last gig of The Big Cheese Magazine Tour with their support COLT 45.  The local band hit the road, starting in Glasgow where  they met with Cumbrian band COLT 45 for the first gig of a 9 date tour.   Over the course of 11 days the bands played in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Manchester, Leeds, Ipswich, Leicester, London, finally finished last night in Canterbury.  Each location saw them joined by local bands on the lineup and from the sounds of it, the lads had a blast.

Local support for the last gig of the tour came from One Day Elliott, a 4 piece Rock/Punk/Metal band from Maidstone, at least that’s how they describe themselves.  They incorporated all three of the above in an accomplished manner, surprising me with a Capella track which, theoretically you would not think could work.  Wrong, it did!  A very surprising set which could have easily induced a mosh pit but equally saw toe tapping and head nodding, not an easy feat to accomplish in combination.  Vocalist Paul not only smashed every song but had bundles of charisma and a unique style of moving on stage that just made me want to join him…  In all a surprising mix that left me craving more.

Headline support COLT 45 ‘came bursting out of the box‘ in a manner that should not be humanely possible at the end of a 800/900 mile tour.  Describing themselves as a three piece punk/alt rock band from Cumbria with big hooks, big riffs and poor circulation, I can confirm that they are exactly that.  The sound produced on stage was loud, proud and melodic with harmonies and  riffs that were pretty staggering. I have to point out that vocalist Neil, had the most visually beautiful guitar I have seen in a very long while, although it completely dwarfed him on stage.  In fact he even joked outside that he ‘used the case to sleep in on tour’.  My only disappointment, they are not local so a long way to travel for a gig.  Guess I’ll have to settle for listening to their EP!

Headliners Electric River pulled in a large fan base as always, seeing a good mixture of people lined up at the front of the stage awaiting their performance.  I do have to point out though, that the band does seem to have a larger young, pretty, female fan base than most.  From the off the band showed they meant business producing  heavy melodies and catchy numbers that made you want to jump around and dance. I can honestly say that these guys had more energy on stage than at 3 year old after drinking a litre of full fat generic fizzy drink.  It’s not hard to see why this band have such a strong, loyal fan base and they never fail to blow me away with their strong Punk/Rock n Roll style.

Watching from the sidelines with my camera, it was very clear both bands have had a blast on tour and made life long friends.  Belting each others tracks out from the audience I think its fair to say that both bands had a lot of fun.  An awesome way to finish a tour!

Hear track Electric River – Hold Your Nerve 
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Hear track COLT45 – Chasing Yesterday EP (2011) – 01 Chasing Yesterday 
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Hear track One Day Elliott – So Far, So Good 
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Here follows a very small amount of photography from the night. For full evenings photo’s, please go to my Facebook, this gig only 

 

One Day Elliott

One Day Elliott

One Day Elliott

One Day Elliott

One Day Elliott

COLT 45

COLT 45

COLT 45

COLT 45

COLT 45

COLT 45

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

Electric River

One Day Elliot

 

Beercart Arms – 24.02.13 – Van Susans – The Doctorates – Moccasins – The Alamo – Lonnie Storey

• Van Susans
• The Doctorates
• Moccasins
• The Alamo
• Lonnie Storey

Sunday night at the Beercart Arms in Canterbury saw a most wonderful night of Indie music.  Below the Radar Events and Promotions moved out of their usual genre and comfort zone and put on their first ever Indie gig at the Beercart and wow what a treat.  The line up was absolutely first class and the audience were treated to 5 – yes 5 bands/artists, with a  headline act that blew everyone away.  Putting aside the headliner, all 4 other acts were extremely strong and alone would have left the audience feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.  As it was, everyone leaving was heard to be praising the line up and evening in general and inquires were made as to when the next will be (which I might add is next Sunday, 3 March when the amazing Electric River play their only Kent gig on their current tour – for details please click here)

First on the lineup was the lovely Lonnie Storey as a solo act.  From the start it was clear that Lonnie is used to the comfort of his fellow band members from Loaded Pistola, as he did appear slightly uncomfortable and nervous at first, of course this could also be due to being first act up which is never an easy slot.  He also experienced some minor technical sound problems during his set but this did not detract from his very credible and enjoyable performance.  Nerves put aside the voice and guitar skills were very evident from the off and Lonnie got the evening warmed up extremely nicely with a set of covers and original material, slightly adapted from his band.  He set the tone very nicely for the acts to come and gave us all a sneak peek as to what the evening was going to offer. I’d personally be very interested in hearing him play with the full line up of Loaded Pistola and will be keeping an eye out for them at future local gigs.

Next up The Alamo was a very last-minute step in and wow, what a replacement.  A young acoustic band with musical influences from Foo Fighters, Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran and Led Zeppelin, they recently performed a cover of Californication for the increasing popular Live in the Living Room YouTube channel.  Having only recorded demo’s so far these lads are just finishing the mixing of a recording that I will be able to bring you hopefully within the week.  Judging by their performance last night I would highly recommend you check back to hear their track.  This band performed an extremely tight set with vocals and harmony’s that blew the room and myself away.  I will definetely be keeping an eye out for these guys in the future and hoping to catch them at a gig really soon.

The third band of the evening was one that I have had the pleasure of seeing/photographing before, Moccasins.  Another very last-minute lineup change, agreeing to play with only a couple of hours notice, this group of local lads never fail to impress all those that see them.  The energy and immense sense of fun on stage shows how much these guys love what they do and they produce a very interesting and slightly different sound of rock indie.  Very well positioned on the lineup, their lively set upped the tempo of the evening at just the right point, setting the tone for the last two acts to come.  These bands have obviously played a considerable amount of gigs and their stage presence and way with the crowd wins over even the most reluctant of members of the audience.  You cant help but smile when these guys play.  I highly recommend you check them out at a gig near you!

Fourth was another band I have heard/photographed before but I’m not going to say too much about the band themselves as I am about to write a feature article on them.  I will say that they are a 3 piece band from Canterbury called The Doctorates that play a mixture of covers and original material.  The first time I saw them play was very, very early on in their beginnings and I just have to say how far they have come as a band in such a short space of time.  I would almost say that apart from the sound produced being vaguely familiar, they were almost unrecognizable from what I had seen before.  Their performance and confidence has jumped ten fold and they certainly deserved their support slot on the lineup.  This band is definitely one to watch and if you are into your Indie music I am pretty confident that  you will love these guys.  The lead singer/guitarist Nick Tompkins has really found himself on stage with both strong vocals and visual performance to boot.  In all this is a band I feel sure is going places and can only grow from strength to strength.

Well now, onto the headliners, the most awesome Van Susans.  Now I have to say that I had heard a fair amount recently about this band, in fact they seem to be surrounded in hype right now.  Having heard they were headlining this gig I looked them up on Facebook and if I’m completely honest was a little skeptical.  At only a few shy of 36,000 likes I started to do a little research and soon discovered that they have an extremely credible line up of musicians.  In fact their violinist Holly McLatchie (also vocals) has an extensive musical background and has performed for Prince Andrew during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.  Putting all this aside I still held off on my opinion and refused to listen to any of their music until I had heard them live.  I’m very glad I did… they totally, utterly and completely blew me a way.  I found them mesmerizing to watch in performance, finding it hard to tear my eyes away and actually concentrate on photographing the band.  The unique blend of instruments carrying across the venue transported me into a place that made me completely forget that tomorrow would be a miserable Monday morning, that it was snowing and freezing cold outside and I had a long drive home ahead.  Smashing out songs from their old EP and their new album entitled Paused in the Moment, these guys clearly love what they do, performing is a passion.  I would also like at this point to state, that they have the happiest, smiliest drummer I have ever had the pleasure to photograph, which does however mean that the band tends to turn to him on a regular basis due to his enthusiasm… which is great, expect when you are trying to get photographs of all members facing front.  That however is the only complaint I could possibly make about this band and I hardly think that counts as criticism.  At one point the guys put down their guitars and broke out the drums with such energy I was surprised that they had any thing left to finish their set, but finish they did with a song called Cha Cha Bang, even getting audience participation of clapping along at the right points.  I can honestly say that having brought home their album and EP I have listened to it on loop today… this is a band you need in your life!

Here follows a very, very small amount of the evenings photography, for all photo’s please go to my Facebook page, this gig only 

Van Susans – Served Cold – from their Debut Album 
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The Doctorates – Sorry Love mix 
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On SoundCloud

The Alamo – More To Learn 
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Van Susans

Van Susans

Van Susans

Van Susans

Van Susans

Van Susans

The Doctorates

The Doctorates

The Doctorates

The Doctorates

The Doctorates

Moccasins

Moccasins

Moccasins

Moccasins

Moccasins

Moccasins

The Alamo

The Alamo

The Alamo

The Alamo

Lonnie Storey (Loaded Pistolas)

Lonnie Storey (Loaded Pistolas)

Lonnie Storey (Loaded Pistolas)

Van Susans

GENERATION GRAVEYARD + NEW PROJECT – MUST DESTROY – FEATURE POST

First up 

GENERATION GRAVEYARD

Pic by VJ Von Art

OK, so I’ve had the real privilege to attend and photograph a gig at the Beercart Arms, in Canterbury in November 2012 that was put on by Below the Radar Events and Promotions in which Generation Graveyard headlined.  The line up this night was pretty damn awesome, featuring 4 bands in total.  Kicking off with The Eyes, Wild Child, Wires Faulty (now sadly splitting, with their last ever gig at The Ivy, Sheerness – 23/02/13) and ending with the mighty Generation Graveyard.  My blog post dedicated to that entire gigs photography, can be found here

This was one of my early career gigs, the days before I upgraded my camera equipment but I can honestly say that, this gig was one that gave me the passion for what I now love, live and breathe, gig photography and hoping to help promote bands, gigs and live music in general.  At times force feeding it down people’s throats with my incessant blogging and pushing bands tracks and photo’s in people’s faces.  Why, because nights like 22 November 2012 are what it’s all about, people need this stuff in their lives, even if they don’t yet know it.

Generation Graveyard have what I would class as some of the most energy I’ve ever seen on stage, whether that be a tiny little stage in a pub or a large venue with loads of room to move about.  These guys sure know how to party both on and off stage and their set ended with instruments being thrown about the place in real METAL style…  the sound produced nearly brought the roof down at times and all I can say is… you need to get to one of their gigs… SOON!  Having just supported The 69 Eyes and supporting MISFITS at O2 Islington Academy, Wednesday 3rd of April 2013 you can be sure that any gig you go and see them at, will be more than worth your while.

Any way, enough of my ramblings… I’ve been lucky enough to have been asked to review a couple of their tracks and sent some stuff for their new project MUST DESTROY (following on after).  I don’t really do reviewing, but I know a guy who does, its his specialty   So I’ve handed the reigns for this over to him and the link for his review will follow below.  I figured that I would run a feature spread on the two bands, with links to all their stuff, tracks, info, YouTube etc and let Banned Reviews take care of the music part!

HEAR TRACK: Generation Graveyard – Deleatist
See official music video for this track – YouTube Deleatist

Living your music takes a lot of skill if you’re a band that combine hardcore, metal and punk. You have to drink hard, play hard and even play your songs. The songs have to sound dominating live and equally speaker tormenting. Generation Graveyard have all of this. Not only are Generation Graveyard finishing the mixing and recording of their new record, they’re also playing shows with local boys Artemis Redeemer and the mighty 69 Eyes.

Little teaser of the review from Banned Reviews…. for full track review, click here

HEAR TRACK: Generation Graveyard – The Empty
See official music video for this track – YouTube The Empty

Track three on the new record, The Empty gives you no time to prepare. Pounding drums and a riff that sounds more like a call to arms come at you instantly before you’ve even …

Another little teaser of the review of this track from Banned Reviews… for full track review, click here

“Inspired by urban isolation, substance dependance and social upheaval, Generation Graveyard are not ones to mix their words and refuse to be pigeon-holed.  Mixing together a myriad of influences from hardcore, black metal delivered with vicious punk venom – GENERATION GRAVEYARD”

Influences	Amebix, Killing Joke, Skitsystem, Amen, Iron Monkey, Dead Boys, Darkthrone, Warrior Soul.

Line Up: Vokills:Max Guitar:Arno & Pete Bass:Phil Drums:Johnny 

 

Tour video report : YouTube 

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NOW I BRING YOU MUST DESTROY – BAND MEMBERS FROM GENERATION GRAVEYARD’s NEW PROJECT

MUST DESTROY

So being a new band I have to confess I have not seen these guys live or had the pleasure of photographing them yet.  Something I wish to rectify as soon as possible.  Again I leave the reviewing of tracks to Banned Reviews, although this is now just one track due to technical issues.  I was given the track BULLSHIT PROPAGANDA but it was not in a playable or convertible format so has had to be dropped.  Instead we have the track UNDERDOGS which is on MySpace and I will include the link so you can jump over and give it a listen.  A shame because I would have loved to have got this track on the blog.  However, this blog is all about promoting bands and artists as well as my photography so … does it matter where you hear it?  Not really… as long as you do!

With the line up this band has, it’s got to be worth checking out at a gig … about sums up my thoughts on this one!

Hear track UNDERDOGS on MySpace 

Studio projects can accidently grow into some of the best things, like the Foo Fighters. So when Arno of Generation Graveyard and Szymek who is now in Mortad started one that grew into a band it has to be good.  The line-up has changed but the music and the concept of Must Destroy remain the same.  Must Destroy are a black metal band that much like the evil rise of the Furbee have grown more than anyone expected.

For full review of this track, please click here

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BIO:

Formed in some dark basement in the south of London on a cold winter night of January 2010 by Arno ( of previous bands VISIONS OF WAR , GIVE UP ALL HOPE and RETCHER) and Szymek (Also of MORTAD later on) , respectively on guitars and drums, what would become MUST DESTROY was originally meant to be a 2 piece Black Metal studio project , with different people joining for live performance, in the vein of bands like Satyricon.

Having toured Europe plenty of time with previous band GIVE UP ALL HOPE ,as well as Mexico and Australia,

Arno felt its was time to move on from the more Punk Metal scene and concentrate fully on a more brutal and professional concept.

Szymek’s impressive drumming skills were the perfect match for it, and after numerous inebriated talks about their mutual love for the more obscure and darker side of Metal, the project entered the rehearsal studio.

However, with the arrival of Max (Also front man of the mighty GENERATION GRAVEYARD) on bass and vocals the following summer ,it was clear that we were onto something special and that MUST DESTROY was becoming a whole band, the 3 members not only being very friends but also sharing the same thirst for heavy, dark elaborated music and the Rock n’ Roll lifestyle that goes with it…

Straight away it felt so natural for them to compose, rehearse and play gigs together that it became clear that no one else was needed for the band, and instead decided to let MUST DESTROY goes wherever it wanted to go musically, not trying to follow any pre settled musical goals..

Later on Szymek left the band the band and was replaced by Jorge Alleycat.Daniel Made a brief apparition on bass as the band performed a few live shows.Arno having joined GENERATION GRAVEYARD the band is slowing down its live performances whilst new material is being written, but will be back very shortly with a vengeance!

The perfect soundtrack to a descent into hell.

The band had a spirit of its own, and there was no point to try and tame the beast.

The energy that come out of it is often pointed out by fans after gigs.

I would just personally like to thank Arno (in both bands) for being given the opportunity to review/run a feature article for both of his projects and wish GENERATION GRAVEYARD and MUST DESTROY all the success of the future.

See you at a gig soon guys … with my camera of course 🙂 – Sarah Quinn – GIGgle Pics ©

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Generation Graveyard

Beercart Arms, Canterbury – 07.02.13 – VIVID NATION – Borderline:Fire – AUDIOSHOCK – Go-Zilla

•  VIVID NATION
• Borderline:Fire
• AUDIOSHOCK
• Go-Zilla

Another awesome gig from Below the Radar Events and Promotions at this amazing Canterbury music venue the Beer Cart Arms  proved a very strong line up!  The Beer Cart Arms has become one of Canterbury’s most sort after venues for bands playing and this line up put on by a promo company that is pulling some major bands just proved it.

Now, don’t get me wrong because one thing I am is honest, this evening was not met without its problems at all… there were issues through the evening which proved a real shame but in the world of live music… well I’d like to say S**T happens lol but well, it does.

Starting with Go-Zilla… ill but man did these guys still have an awesome amount of energy on stage.  Now I work with many bands on a weekly basis but this was actually a genre out of my zone… not any more is all I can say!

AUDIOSHOCK next, sound issues which was a huge shame BUT with Chris Martin having given these guys a shout out, well they would never be bad! lol

Borderline:Fire up next and again the energy was just awesome.  Slight technical issue but not that most would have ever noticed… watch out for gigs.

VIVID NATION… a band I’ve had the pleasure of photographing a few times now… these guys always blow you away and are one of the most down to earth bands on the circuit… Highly rumored to be going places… all I’ll say is, don’t miss one of their gigs.

So, for someone who never reviews gigs… I felt this one needed a small one, it had issues, which was a HUGE shame but in the same respect had an amazing line up, each and every band you need to see!

So here follows a very small selection of the evenings photography (yep that’s the bit I actually do, do lol).  For the full evenings photo’s please head over to our Facebook page, this gig only

Hear track Go-Zilla – Self titled – 06 Chasing Shadows
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Hear track Borderline.Fire – I Wanna Go
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Hear track Vivid Nation – You Just gave it away
Find them on Facebook – these are such a down to earth bunch of lads, love their fans and always have time to talk, even when dead on their feet…. you need them in your lives!

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

VIVID NATION

Borderline:Fire

Borderline:Fire

Borderline:Fire

Borderline:Fire

AUDIOSHOCK

AUDIOSHOCK

AUDIOSHOCK

AUDIOSHOCK

AUDIOSHOCK

Go-Zilla

Go-Zilla

Go-Zilla

Go-Zilla

Go-Zilla

Go-Zilla

WINNER OF BEST MOSH PIT PIC JANUARY 13

AND THE WINNER IS:  DARBY WOODALL OF SQUIDINK (come see me at the next gig we are both at for your prize… two free shots on special offer or equivalent)  Photographic proof of prize will be posted lol

This was a pit photo taken to Mistikisin version of Let the Bodies Hit the Floor

Mistiksin